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Bubble and Boyle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Even middle schoolers still enjoy experimenting with bubbles! They execute a series of experiments enabling them to distinguish between convex and concave surfaces, explore the properties of buoyancy, surface tension, and density,...
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PPT
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Light

For Teachers 8th - 12th
All aspects of the path of light are included in a great summary. Internal reflection and the angles of paths in different materials are explained and the behavior of visible light through lenses and the effect on focal points are...
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Reflection and Mirrors

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reflection worksheet, students will review the law of reflection and label a diagram with its angle of incidence and angle of reflection. Then students will compare different mirror surfaces as convex or concave. This worksheet...
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Bubble and Boyle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle-schoolers still enjoy playing with bubbles! In this series of eight laboratory activities, science learners explore convex and concave surfaces, angles, gas laws, buoyancy, density and more! 
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Polygons Homework

For Students 9th - 12th
In this polygons worksheet, high schoolers identify polygons that contain given parameters.  They write definitions of polygons.  Students find the measurement of exterior and interior angles of regular polygons.  This two-page worksheet...
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Comparison of Images Formed by Plane, Cylindrical and Spherical Mirrors

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers experiment with differently shaped mirrors. In this reflection and optics lesson, students investigate the visual effects of reflected images in mirrors. They use plane, cylindrical, and concave mirrors for the activity.
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Light and Optics

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders utilize the scientific method to explain light and optics in this five lessons unit. Through experimentation and discussion, 3rd graders canvass the concepts of light traveling, reflection and refraction.
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Math Vocabulary

For Students 9th - 12th
In this math vocabulary worksheet, students read clues and rearrange given letters to identify the described vocabulary word.  This one-page worksheet contains 8 problems.  Answers are provided.
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Spherical Mirrors

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars view images in a spherical mirror and interpret the path of light. In this physics lesson, students view a large spherical mirror demonstrated by the instructor. They use shiny serving spoons to investigate the path of...
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Intervals

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this intervals worksheet, students solve and complete 8 various types of problems. First, they find the intervals of x for each curve. Then, students sketch a graph of each showing all maximum and minimum points and all inflection...
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Inflection Points

For Students 11th
In this inflection points worksheet, 11th graders solve and complete 5 different problems. First, they find intervals of x for which each of the following curves is increasing, decreasing, concave upward, concave downward. Then, students...
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Polygons

For Students 10th
In this polygons worksheet, 10th graders solve 18 various types of problems related to different forms of polygons. First, they state the number of sides for each convex polygon and then, use the polygon shown to respond to each of 6...
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Comparison of Images Formed by Plane, Cylindrical (concave side), and Spherical (concave side) Mirrors

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Young scholars study mirrors and see how images can be reversed.  For this reflection lesson students demonstrate that all mirrors reverse images and that the apparent right to left reversal in a plane mirror is a result of that reversal.
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Diverging Lens Vocabulary

For Students 9th - 12th
For this lens worksheet, learners explore the images that are produced through different types of lenses such as a single lens or a convex or concave lens. This worksheet has 10 multiple choice and 4 fill in the blank questions.